If I remember right, it was because the guy rode alot in winter. I wonder how fumes would be though. I like the idea of full cabin enclosure, but dont know if you could even pull a rider from the tower, let alone see them. Cool thought, but not sure on functionality.

I think it would be great for our PNW winters. Crank up the heat and ride all day.
This boat is out of Portland and they ride all year round. I think this one would be a little easier to ride behind off the tower.

its a rainy day option, i have seen a lot of "camper" style setups just for guys who want to get out on rainy days. we get a lot of rain in pgh pa, so i could see having it for those extended weekend trips where you just dont want to get rained out.

to be honest i think that would be killer!! Here in South dakota our season is only about 4 months, 5 if you have a drysuit. This would easily add a minimum of 1 month maybe 2 to our boating/surfing season! (if you had a heater that is)